Bungalow — Lexography

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બંગલો · Gujarati
noun · Gujarati
Transliteration: baṅglo
Bengali-style or detached house.. Bengali-style or detached house.
Date not yet researched — No word-specific date established in the inspected sources.
Gujarati reference region — Glottolog language reference point; not an origin, borrowing site or territorial boundary.
English bungalow is borrowed from Gujarati બંગલો (baṅglo), compared with Hindi बंगला (baṅglā) and Bengali বাংলা (baṅla), “Bengali-style house.” English > Etymology
Gujarati બંગલો (baṅglo) denotes a Bengali-style or detached house and is the stated immediate source of English bungalow. Gujarati > Etymology
Hindi बंगला (baṅglā) and Bengali বাংলা (baṅla) are comparison forms for the regional “Bengali” house term. English > Etymology; Compare
Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for Gujarati. LanguageTable row guja1252
बंगला · Hindi
noun · Hindi
Transliteration: baṅglā
Bengali; a Bengali-style house term.. Bengali; a Bengali-style house term.
Date not yet researched — No word-specific date established in the inspected sources.
Hindi reference region — Glottolog language reference point; not an origin, borrowing site or territorial boundary.
Hindi बंगला (baṅglā) and Bengali বাংলা (baṅla) are comparison forms for the regional “Bengali” house term. English > Etymology; Compare
Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for Hindi. LanguageTable row hind1269
bungalow · English
noun · English
Reading: BUNG-guh-loh
A single-storey house, typically with rooms on one level.. A single-storey house, typically with rooms on one level.
c. 1670s · reported — Reported Anglo-Indian period from a secondary etymological account; not an exact first quotation.
English reference region / Britain — Glottolog language reference point; not an origin, borrowing site or territorial boundary.
English bungalow is borrowed from Gujarati બંગલો (baṅglo), compared with Hindi बंगला (baṅglā) and Bengali বাংলা (baṅla), “Bengali-style house.” English > Etymology
The Online Etymology Dictionary reports an Anglo-Indian English use in the 1670s for a one-storey thatched house, from Gujarati bangalo and Hindi bangla “Bengalese.” bungalow entry
Gujarati બંગલો (baṅglo) denotes a Bengali-style or detached house and is the stated immediate source of English bungalow. Gujarati > Etymology
The English entry records /ˈbʌŋɡəloʊ/ in General American and /ˈbʌŋɡələʊ/ in Received Pronunciation. English > Pronunciation
Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for English. LanguageTable row stan1293

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baṅglā → baṅglo: derivation, qualified. Hindi/Bengali comparison forms explain the regional adjective behind Gujarati; the exact historical relation is not independently dated. English > Etymology; Compare

baṅglo → bungalow: borrowing, documented. English is explicitly described as borrowed from Gujarati baṅglo. English sense: The English building sense is consistent with the source description; no separate semantic-retention claim is made. English > Etymology Gujarati > Etymology

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01English bungalow is borrowed from Gujarati બંગલો (baṅglo), compared with Hindi बंगला (baṅglā) and Bengali বাংলা (baṅla), “Bengali-style house.”
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Wiktionary — bungalowWiktionary contributorsEnglish > Etymology
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Source summary · not a quotation
English bungalow is borrowed from Gujarati બંગલો (baṅglo), compared with Hindi बंगला (baṅglā) and Bengali বাংলা (baṅla), “Bengali-style house.”
English > Etymology
Qualification Source-supported
The cited section supports this bounded lexical statement; it does not establish every use, date or transmission event.
What Lexography infers
Lexography selects this account for the named form or sense; wording and presentation are editorial.
Checked 2026-09-13 · revision 91247677. Wiktionary CC BY-SA 4.0 / GFDL; pinned revision, attributed summaries only.
02The Online Etymology Dictionary reports an Anglo-Indian English use in the 1670s for a one-storey thatched house, from Gujarati bangalo and Hindi bangla “Bengalese.”
Source
Bungalow — EtymologyOnline Etymology Dictionarybungalow entry
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Source summary · not a quotation
The Online Etymology Dictionary reports an Anglo-Indian English use in the 1670s for a one-storey thatched house, from Gujarati bangalo and Hindi bangla “Bengalese.”
bungalow entry
Qualification Qualified
This is a broad reported period from a secondary etymological account, not an independently inspected first quotation or proof of the exact borrowing moment.
What Lexography infers
Use the period as contextual English history while keeping the Gujarati source relationship explicit.
Checked 2026-09-13. Linked source retains its copyright. Brief original factual paraphrases only; no full article redistributed.
03Gujarati બંગલો (baṅglo) denotes a Bengali-style or detached house and is the stated immediate source of English bungalow.
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Wiktionary — bungalowWiktionary contributorsGujarati > Etymology
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Source summary · not a quotation
Gujarati બંગલો (baṅglo) denotes a Bengali-style or detached house and is the stated immediate source of English bungalow.
Gujarati > Etymology
Qualification Source-supported
The cited section supports this bounded lexical statement; it does not establish every use, date or transmission event.
What Lexography infers
Lexography selects this account for the named form or sense; wording and presentation are editorial.
Checked 2026-09-13 · revision 91247677. Wiktionary CC BY-SA 4.0 / GFDL; pinned revision, attributed summaries only.
04Hindi बंगला (baṅglā) and Bengali বাংলা (baṅla) are comparison forms for the regional “Bengali” house term.
Source
Wiktionary — bungalowWiktionary contributorsEnglish > Etymology; Compare
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
Hindi बंगला (baṅglā) and Bengali বাংলা (baṅla) are comparison forms for the regional “Bengali” house term.
English > Etymology; Compare
Qualification Qualified
Comparison forms establish lexical background; they do not by themselves establish a direct Hindi-to-English transfer.
What Lexography infers
Show Hindi as a qualified contributor behind Gujarati, not a second unsupported English parent.
Checked 2026-09-13 · revision 91247677. Wiktionary CC BY-SA 4.0 / GFDL; pinned revision, attributed summaries only.
05The English entry records /ˈbʌŋɡəloʊ/ in General American and /ˈbʌŋɡələʊ/ in Received Pronunciation.
Source
Wiktionary — bungalowWiktionary contributorsEnglish > Pronunciation
Source passage
Source summary · not a quotation
The English entry records /ˈbʌŋɡəloʊ/ in General American and /ˈbʌŋɡələʊ/ in Received Pronunciation.
English > Pronunciation
Qualification Source-supported
The cited section supports this bounded lexical statement; it does not establish every use, date or transmission event.
What Lexography infers
Lexography selects this account for the named form or sense; wording and presentation are editorial.
Checked 2026-09-13 · revision 91247677. Wiktionary CC BY-SA 4.0 / GFDL; pinned revision, attributed summaries only.
06Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for Gujarati.
Source
Glottolog 5.3 — language reference coordinatesHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank; Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary AnthropologyLanguageTable row guja1252
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Reference record
guja1252 · Gujarati · Latitude 22.687 · Longitude 71.0962
LanguageTable row guja1252; Name, Latitude, Longitude
Qualification Reference only
Language reference coordinates, not a word origin, borrowing site, historical territory or population distribution.
What Lexography infers
Use this point only to orient Gujarati reference region; no historical movement is inferred.
Checked 2026-09-11 · revision 072ca0d0410039fb8b779be8fc165bac575d2cda. CC BY 4.0; selected coordinates, rounded for regional orientation
07Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for Hindi.
Source
Glottolog 5.3 — language reference coordinatesHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank; Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary AnthropologyLanguageTable row hind1269
Source passage
Reference record
hind1269 · Hindi · Latitude 25.0 · Longitude 77.0
LanguageTable row hind1269; Name, Latitude, Longitude
Qualification Reference only
Language reference coordinates, not a word origin, borrowing site, historical territory or population distribution.
What Lexography infers
Use this point only to orient Hindi reference region; no historical movement is inferred.
Checked 2026-09-11 · revision 072ca0d0410039fb8b779be8fc165bac575d2cda. CC BY 4.0; selected coordinates, rounded for regional orientation
08Glottolog supplies the reference coordinates for English.
Source
Glottolog 5.3 — language reference coordinatesHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank; Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary AnthropologyLanguageTable row stan1293
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Reference record
stan1293 · English · Latitude 53.0 · Longitude -1.0
LanguageTable row stan1293; Name, Latitude, Longitude
Qualification Reference only
Language reference coordinates, not a word origin, borrowing site, historical territory or population distribution.
What Lexography infers
Use this point only to orient English reference region / Britain; no historical movement is inferred.
Checked 2026-09-11 · revision 072ca0d0410039fb8b779be8fc165bac575d2cda. CC BY 4.0; selected coordinates, rounded for regional orientation